Giant 4 Dollar Homemade Fajitas Meal | But Cheaper

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is typically less expensive.

Wash the basmati rice and drain it.

Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.

Add 4 cloves of minced garlic and cook until light golden.

Stir in 1 teaspoon of chipotle powder and 1 teaspoon of ground cumin, cooking for 20 seconds.

Add 2 cups of rinsed basmati rice and toast for 1 minute, stirring often.

Transfer the rice to a rice cooker with 8 ounces of crushed tomatoes and 1.25 cups of chicken stock, then cook.

Char 3 roma tomatoes under a broiler or with a kitchen torch, then peel and dice them.

In a medium sauce pot, heat over medium-high and cook 6 ounces of chorizo until browned.

Add 1 finely diced yellow onion and 2 sliced jalapenos (or 1 green bell pepper) and season with salt, cooking until softened.

Add the charred tomatoes and 1.25 cups of chicken stock, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5-8 minutes.

Stir in 2 cans of drained pinto beans and heat through.

Season 2 pounds of chicken thighs with a mixture of 1 tablespoon chipotle powder, 1 tablespoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon kosher salt.

Grill the chicken thighs on a hot grill until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side.

Remove the chicken and optionally squeeze lime juice on top.

In a skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium-high heat.

Add 1 large sweet onion, 1 large red bell pepper, and 1 large green bell pepper, cooking until caramelized.

Add 3 cloves of minced garlic and stir in, then remove from heat.

Heat corn or flour tortillas for serving.

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